Author's note: Ok, I didn't expect that kind of response for something I just threw together largely to get the note in the first chapter out. I really don't have much to say here other than suggestion to drop a review if you like it. This was written while tired and I went in with little to no idea where it would go, so...basically at this point making left parentheses expletive deleted right parentheses up as I go along, and that just gave me an idea I might use. Anyway yammering, let's see what I write
Beca stood with her back to her mirror, thankful that Kimmie Jin was out at class, or with friends, or wherever, she didn't know for sure all she knew was she was out and wouldn't be back anytime soon. Nervously, she lowered her jeans and panties, taking a deep breath before looking over her shoulder to verify for herself what Chloe had told her. It's not that she had any reason to doubt the redhead, but she just had to see if it was true. And sure enough it was, from what she could tell at this particular angle, there was what appeared to be the names Aubrey and Stacie on her buttocks. After pulling her pants back up, she moved towards her bed and collapsed with a sigh. So, she has three soulmates. The gorgeous, bubbly redhead, the breathtaking blonde who she actually clashed with at their first meeting, and some third girl named Stacie she hadn't met yet.
There were rumors that people could have more than one soulmate, but she'd never actually known it to be true. And yet, here she was living proof, having not two but three soulmates. The concept of soulmates was something she took very seriously. Her parents were not soulmates, and their marriage, for the sake of her and her sister, did not end well. Meanwhile her dad's sister Irene and her soulmate Lisa were incredibly happy together. As was the case when her parents found theirs. Though a lot of people were surprised when her mother's 'Alex' was a woman. Beca was stirred out of her thoughts by a knock at her door.
"Hey Beca, can I come in?" Jesse called through the door. Sighing, she got up to let him. "Thanks, was thinking it'd be cool to hang out outside the station."
"And why is that?" Beca took him in skeptically.
"I think we're soulmates." Jesse said hopefully. "I have your name on my arm."
"I'm guessing you don't have any others anywhere?" Beca asked, pursing her lips as she watched the confusion on his face.
"Um, no, I don't." He said, having a hard time grasping what she was getting at.
"Because you obviously didn't notice my wrist." Beca said, holding it up for Jesse to see Chloe's name. "Sorry dude, but I'm gay."
"Oh...sorry." Jesse said sheepishly. "I just figured, since we're both at the station that you're her."
"Nope." Beca said shaking her head. "Of the three names on my body, none of them are Jesse."
"Hold up, you've got THREE soulmates?" Jesse asked in awe. "How does that even work?"
"I've got three names on my body, and I've been told by the girl that found two I didn't know about till yesterday that she and her girlfriend have the right combo of names to be certain. We just have to find a girl named Stacie that has our names on her now."
"Interesting." Jesse said, sitting at Beca's desk. "Well, sorry, I just thought, like I said, that you were the Rebecca I'm supposed to be with."
"Oh for the love of..." Beca started, rolling her eyes. "Why does everyone think my name is 'Rebecca'? You're as bad as the other Chloe. At least she was a girl and had the right name for me."
"So you're not Rebecca?" Jesse asked
"No, my full legal name is Beca Elizabeth Mitchell." Beca said. "Chloe, the one here who's one of my soulmates, has the name Beca on her, not Rebecca. Because that's not my name."
"It's an honest mistake." Jesse said, holding his hands up defensively.
"Yeah but you don't have to deal with it all the time." Beca said.
"I guess I see how that can be annyoing." Jesse nodded. "So, where do we go from here?"
"I guess that's up to you." Beca said. "Like I said, I'm gay and you are not one of my soulmates, nor are you one of Aubrey's or Chloe's or Stacie's. If you can accept that and can accept just being my friend, we'll be fine."
"I think I can live with that." Jesse said. "So, you want to watch a movie or something?"
"Not really into movies." Beca said.
"Like any movie?" Jesse asked
"Like any movie." Beca confirmed. "They're predictable and sappy and I just would rather be doing anything else."
"So, what else can we do?" Jesse asked
"I don't know." Beca shrugged. "I had been deep in thought when you came, and no, it's not anything I want to talk about yet."
"Gotcha." Jesse said, getting up and heading for the door. "Text me or something if you change your mind."
"Hey baby, what's got you so intense?" Chloe asked as she returned to the apartment she and Aubrey shared, though she was sure she knew what the answer would be, which her girlfriend quickly confirmed.
"Thinking about auditions tomorrow." Aubrey said. "We need to find as many girls as we can, the more the better, if we have any chance of getting back to the finals and redeeming ourselves."
"Well, I'm fairly sure Beca's coming." Chloe told her, sitting next to her on the couch. "Well, she never said for certain, but she said she's thinking about it, so that's a good thing."
"I still can't believe she's our Beca." Aubrey said, slipping arm around Chloe as the redhead snuggled into her.
"Well she is." Chloe confirmed, nodding her head. "I know your first meeting didn't go over well, but I'm betting you found her attractive."
"Ok, yes, she is." Aubrey agreed. "She is a very attractive girl. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to see the two of you together."
"Awwww Bree." Chloe said, leaning up to kiss Aubrey. "I'm sure you'll get the chance soon enough. Then we just have to find this Stacie girl."
Note 2: Didn't end up using my idea this chapter, I'll try and slip it in at some point in the future. All I'll say for now is it involves a band I could have seen for free with another band I've liked since at least college.